Ditto ! I did read somewhere that the wrong kind of screenwash can make them look corroded... mine look ok for while after I was them but they sooon go chalky/milky..... they are also very hard to remove to refurb I understand.

i havent had the chance to give my car a good wash since i got it coz of this rubbish weather, but i have noticed the chrome strips could do with a polish, i think they will annoy me when i have spent a few hours doin the car and they are the only scruffy looking thing left lol

If theyve gone milky, the only option is to replace.I had a door trim go milky after 9 months and replaced under warranty....dealer stated that they are unrecoverable.Its water that gets under the plastic top coat.

It's something you will have to live with once the chrome trim has sign's of water damage/ age and so it is very hard to reverse. I think it's the one thing that let's a car down, when we detail car's with chrome trim work we can't correct it 100%. I know of member's on this and other forums who have had the trim vinly wraped or painted black.

i use autosol metal polish available on ebay at about £3 a tube! takes a couple of aplications but worked a treat on my avant roof rails and chrome window surounds! (its got aloy oxide in it the hardest minaral on earth after dimonds!! how do you rate that for being a geek) so removes all that spunky tarnish look!

have a look at these products they may help i used the hot chrome polish to get rid of water spots on the window trims but they came back so it may be worth sending them an email to find out what is the best to use.Products - Automotive aluminum and metal polish

Autoglym bumper care (green stuff) gives a fairly good improvement, but it doesn't last very long.

S4 Avant Brilliant Red. I wasn't going to mod the last car, certainly not modding this one. Apart from the interior LEDs. And exterior ones. And 'Supercharged' badges. And hill-hold assist. And a better exhaust system. Apart from that stuff, nothing.

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